HARD TIME Synonyms
8 hypernyms for hard time. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HARD TIME
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| adversity | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||||||
| challenge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||
| complication | noun n | |||||
noun • the act or process of complicating • a situation or condition that is complex or confused • any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease • a development that complicates a situation • puzzling complexity | ||||||
| difficulty | noun n | |||||
noun • an effort that is inconvenient • the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | ||||||
| hardship | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||
| hurdle | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races • an obstacle that you are expected to overcome • the act of jumping over an obstacle verb • jump a hurdle | ||||||
| obstacle | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | ||||||
| ordeal | noun n | |||||
noun • a severe or trying experience • a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence | ||||||
| setback | noun n | |||||
noun • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | ||||||
| struggle | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an energetic attempt to achieve something • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) • strenuous effort verb • make a strenuous or labored effort • to exert strenuous effort against opposition • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||||||
| tribulation | noun n | |||||
noun • an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||||||
| trouble | noun n | |||||
noun • a source of difficulty • an angry disturbance • an event causing distress or pain • an effort that is inconvenient • a strong feeling of anxiety • an unwanted pregnancy verb • move deeply • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | ||||||
| rough sledding | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a difficulty that can be overcome with effort | ||||||